Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| to the gym / three times a week / go / I |
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| Mike / for dinner / eats / often / pizza |
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| She / is / asking me questions / always |
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| very often / to help me / come / My parents |
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| go / once a month / I / usually / to the hairdresser's |
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| oranges / eat / I / hardly ever |
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| always / Kevin / ? / Does / win |
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| every day / go / to the gym / Do / ? / you |
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| if you need it / Tom / help you / will / rarely |
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| John / late / is / often |
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| have to go / shopping / I / day in, day out |
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| We / every other day / soup / have |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / me / Yesterday, / twice / she |
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| do / to the disco? / often / How / go / you |
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| I / saw / five times / it |
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| am / very tired / usually / in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I |
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| in blue / dresses / very often / She |
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| I / never / what to say / know |
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| They / never / listen / can |
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| have lunch / you / at home? / usually / Do |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| She / rarely / when you talk to her / listens |
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| usually / go / I / to the dentist / once a year |
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| some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need / every other day. |
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| in green? / I / always / dress / Can |
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| never / your car keys / can / find / You |
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| usually / some help with the homework / need / They |
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| always / I / at 8 a.m. / get up |
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| you / often / Do / feel tired? |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
